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SoCoTS History

  • SoCoTS Established!

    Jack and Mia establish business from spare room at Mias house in Rye. First adverts placed in mailings to schools in Northern France, Belgium, Netherlands and Germany
  • Initial dealings

    First schools take up planning service
  • Word of mouth

    Rapid uptake on the service as news of the service spreads by word of mouth
  • 500 Visits planned

    500 visits planned for customers
  • 1000 visits planned

    1,000 visits planned for customer. Jack and Mia decide to go full time and open a small office in Hastings. Office manager employed
  • 2-3 day visit plans

    Following feedback from customers SoCoTS introduce two and three day visit plans with recommended overnight accommodation
  • 5000 visits planned

    5,000 visits planned for customers. Company introduce ‘hosted accommodation’ option for 2 or 3 days visits
  • 10000 visits planned, extra staff

    10,000 visits planned for customers. Company employs two additional office staff
  • Website launched

    Company information website launched
  • Interactive website designed

    Website redesigned to be interactive, customers able to send booking requests via the website
  • 25000 visits planned

    25,000 visits planned for customers
  • Expansion to UK schools

    Expansion planned into UK market offering same services to UK schools